Wanda Gibson-Scipio

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PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, ATSF

Education

● BSN -­ Wayne State University

● MSN -­ Wayne State University

● PhD -­ Michigan State University

● Post Masters Certificate Nursing Education -­ Wayne State University

● Post Masters Certificate Family Nurse Practitioner -­ George Washington University

Clinical Area(s) of Expertise

• Chronic Disease Management
• Adolescent and Emerging Adult Health
• Behavior Change Using MI
• The Use of technology to support behavior change
• Health Care Transitions of Youth with Special Health Care Needs
• Community Health Management Collaborations and Program Development
• Health Disparities

Selected publications

* = data based

*Hall, A. L., Movva, P., Dailey, R., Gibson-Scipio, W., Baptist, A., P. MacDonell, K.K. (2024). COVID-19 vaccine intentions and attitudes in Black American emerging adults with asthma. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 1-13.

*Gibson-Scipio, W., Dinaj, V., Hall, A., Kormelink, A., Bruzzese, J.M., MacDonell, K.K. (2023). Anxiety, depression and global distress among African American young adults with uncontrolled asthma. Journal of Asthma, 60(10), 1836-1842.

*MacDonell, K. K., Bruzzese, J.M., Dinaj-Koci, D., Gibson-Scipio, W., Starbird, W., Hall, A., Dailey, R., Jacques-Tiura, A. J., Wang, B. (2023). Predictors of adherence to controller medication in urban African American emerging adults with uncontrolled persistent asthma. Journal of Asthma, 60(10),1877-1884.

*MacDonell, K.K., Dailey, R., Gibson-Scipio, W., Wang, B., Dinaj-Koci, V., Bruzzese, J. M., (2023). Exploring barriers to medication adherence among African American emerging adults with uncontrolled asthma. Health Education & Behavior, 50(1), 131-135.50:1 Doi
10.1177/10901981211001345Valadez, C. A., Munro-Kramer, M., & Gibson-Scipio, W. (2022). Screening for human trafficking of minors in health care: A systematic review. Journal of Human Trafficking. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.11080/23322705.2022.2139489.

*Baptist, A., Gibson-Scipio, W., Idalski Carcone, A., Ghosh, S., Jacques-Tiura, A., J., Hall, A., & MacDonell, K.K. (2022). Asthma and technology in emerging African American adults (The ATHNENA Project): Protocol for a trial using the multiphase optimization strategy framework. JMIR Research Protocols (11)4, e37946.

Valadez, C. A., Munro-Kramer, M., & Gibson-Scipio, W. (2022). Screening for human trafficking of minors in health care: A systematic review. Journal of Human Trafficking. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.11080/23322705.2022.2139489.

Gibson-Scipio, W., Krouse, H. J. (2018). Barriers to self -management in African American Adolescents with asthma. Journal of Clinical
Outcomes Management 25, 421-432.

 *Tsilimingras, D., Gibson-Scipio, W., Benkert, R., Hudson, L., Liu, x., Zhang, L., Reed, T., & Markova, T. (2018). An evaluation of the Michigan State Loan Repayment Program. Journal of Family Medicine and Community Health, 5(5), 1-7.
 

*Tsilimingras, D., Gibson-Scipio, W., Clancy, K., Hudson, L., Liu, X., Mendez, J., Benkert, R. (2018). Interprofessional education during an autism session. Journal of Communication Disorders, 76, 71-78.

*MacDonell, K. K., Naar S., Gibson-Scipio,W. Bruzzese, J. M, Wang, B., & Brody, A. (2018). The Detroit Young Adult Asthma Project: Proposal for a multi-component technology intervention for African American emerging adults with asthma. Journal of Medical Internet Research, Research Protocols, 7, retrieved from http://www.researchprotocols.org/2018/5/e98/.

*MacDonell, K. K., Naar, S., Gibson-Scipio, W., Lam, P., Secord, E. (2016). The Detroit young adult asthma project: Pilot of a technology-based medication adherence intervention for African American emerging adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 59, 465-471.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.05.016
 

*Gibson-Scipio, W., Gourdin, D., & Krouse, H. J. (2015). "Asthma self-management goals, beliefs and behaviors of urban African American adolescents prior to transitioning to adult health care." Journal of Pediatric Nursing. Advanced online publication. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2015.06.012.

Lewis-Newby, M., Wicclair, M., Pope, T., Rushton, C., Curlin, F., Diekema, D., Durrer, D., Ehlenbach, W., Gibson-Scipio, W., Glavan, B., Langer, L., Manthous, C., Rose, C., Scardella, A., Shanawani, H., Siegel, M.D., Halpern, S.D., Truog, R.D., & White, D.B. (2015). "Managing conscientious objections in intensive care medicine: An official policy statement of the American thoracic society." American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 191(2), 219-227.

*MacDonell, K., Carcone, A., Naar-King, S., Gibson-Scipio, W., & Lam, P. (2014). "African American emerging adults’ perspectives on taking asthma controller medication: Adherence in the age of feeling in between." Journal of Adolescent Research. Advanced online publication. DOI: 10.1177/0743558414561299.   

*Gibson-Scipio, W. & Krouse, H. J. (2013). "Goals, beliefs, and concerns of urban caregivers of middle and older adolescents with asthma." Journal of Asthma, 50, 242-249.

*Kolmodin-MacDonell, K. K., Gibson-Scipio, W., Lam, P., & Naar-King, S. (2012). "Text Messaging to measure asthma medication use and symptoms in urban African American young adults: A feasibility study." Journal of Asthma, 49, 1092-1096.

*Joseph, C.L.M., Ownby, D. R., Havstad, S. L., Saltzgaber, S., Johnson, C. D., Peterson, E., Alexander, G., Lu, M., Gibson-Scipio, W., Cole Johnson, C. et al. (2013). "Evaluation of a web-based asthma management intervention program for urban teenagers: Reaching the hard to reach." Journal of Adolescent Health, 52, 419- 426.

*Joseph, C. L.M., Peterson, E., Havstad, S., Johnson, C. C., Hoerauf, S., Stringer, S., Gibson- Scipio, W., Ownby, D.R., Elston-Lafata, J., Pallonen, U., & Strecher, V. (2007). "A web-based, tailored asthma management program for urban African-American high school students." The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 9, 888-895.

Research Description

Affiliated Departments

• Nursing